making+ready

  • 61Battle of Graignes — Shortly after 2:00 am on D Day, twelve planeloads of paratroopers from the 3rd Battalion 507th PIR were scattered throughout the marshes south of Carentan. They were supposed to have been dropped eighteen miles to the northwest at drop zone “T”… …

    Wikipedia

  • 62warm up — Synonyms and related words: arrangement, basic training, break in, briefing, bring back, bring to, call back, chafe, charge, clearing the decks, cock, cook, electric heat, equipment, familiarization, fire, fire up, fixing, foment, foundation, gas …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 63preparation — (n.) late 14c., act of preparing, from L. praeparationem (nom. praeparatio) a making ready, noun of action from pp. stem of praeparare prepare, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + parare make ready (see PARE (Cf. pare …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 64preparation — n 1. preparatory measure, Inf. prep, proceeding, provision, step, arrangement, plan; groundwork, spadework, Inf. homework; foundation, substructure, base, basis; framework, frame, scaffold, scaffolding; outline, sketch, draft, rough draft, layout …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 65preparation — [n1] development, readiness alertness, anticipation, arrangement, background, base, basis, build up*, construction, dry run*, education, establishment, evolution, expectation, fitting, foresight, formation, foundation, gestation, getting ready,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 66prep|a|ra|tion — «PREHP uh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of preparing; making ready: »He sharpened his knife in preparation for carving the meat. 2. the state of being prepared. 3. a thing done to get ready: »He made thorough preparations for his trip by carefully …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 67Patricianship — Patricianship, the quality of belonging to a patriciate, began in the ancient world, where cities such as Ancient Rome had a class of patrician families whose members were the only people allowed to exercise many political functions. In the rise… …

    Wikipedia

  • 68Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif — Sayyed Imam Al Sharif, (Arabic: سيد إمام الشريف‎, Sayyid ‘Imām ash Sharīf) (born 1950), aka Dr. Fadl and Abd Al Qader Bin Abd Al Aziz,[1] has been described as a major figure in the global jihad movement. He is said to be one of Ayman Al Zawahiri …

    Wikipedia

  • 69John Simmons (clothing manufacturer) — John Simmons (October 30, 1796 – August 29, 1870) was a pioneer in clothing manufacturing and the founder of Simmons College, a liberal arts women s college in Boston, Massachusetts.He was born in Little Compton, Rhode Island and grew up on a… …

    Wikipedia

  • 70Charles I — /chahrlz/; Fr. /shannrddl/ 1. Charlemagne. 2. ( the Bald ) A.D. 823 877, king of France 840 877; as Charles II, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 875 877. 3. 1500 58, king of Spain 1516 56; as Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1519 56. 4 …

    Universalium